Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan (in principle) (BBC)

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Thursday, 16 November 2006, 23:03 GMT

Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan

Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint United Nations and African
Union peacekeeping force into Darfur, UN chief Kofi Annan has said.

Khartoum has previously refused a UN presence in Darfur. The plan envisages
strengthening AU peacekeepers, leading to a hybrid force with UN troops.

Mr Annan's comments came at a conference on the crisis in the Sudanese
region, held in Addis Ababa.

More than 200,000 people have died in three years of conflict in Darfur.

-snip-

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6153208.stm